Word: terme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This attempt at a minority alliance is symbolized best by the coining of the term "people of color," an all-inclusive term to describe anyone who is not Caucasian. Yet this example shows why attempts at multi-racial unity often weaken the effectiveness of each minority's activism...
Sununu, a blunt-spoken three-term governor credited with engineering Bush's New Hampshire primary win, brings to the job a reputation as an aggressive, hands-on manager. His appointment cheered conservatives. but worried some on Capitol Hill as well as Jewish leaders...
December 14: Americans begin to notice a strange yet undoubtable resemblance between the new President Quayle and President Reagan during his second term. Quayle's approval ratings skyrocket, and even the revelation that he bribed his way onto the Republican ticket doesn't damage his popularity...
Irving, who stayed on in her position for one month into Reagan's first term, recalls that top Reagan aides would not even leave telephone messages with Carter administration secretaries who had not yet been replaced...
...funds will not actually pay for food, but rather will go to help poor people in those developing countries gain economic self-sufficiency, Marx said. "Short-term food aid has had a lot of negative effects," Marx said. "Projects that are self-perpetuating give a means of helping the people help themselves over the long term...